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'''Léopold "Leo" Eyharts''' (born April 28, 1957) is a [[French people|French]] [[Brigadier General]] in the [[French Air Force]], an [[engineer]] and [[ESA]] [[astronaut]]. He has flown to space two times as part of a [[Mir]] expedition and an [[International Space Station]] expedition. |
'''Léopold "Leo" Eyharts''' (born April 28, 1957) is a [[French people|French]] [[Brigadier General]] in the [[French Air Force]], an [[engineer]] and [[ESA]] [[astronaut]]. He has flown to space two times as part of a [[Mir]] expedition and an [[International Space Station]] expedition. |
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Eyharts was born April 28, 1957, in [[Biarritz]], [[Northern Basque Country|Basque Country]], France. He graduated as an [[engineer]] from the [[French Air Force Academy]] of [[Salon-de-Provence]] in 1979. |
Eyharts was born April 28, 1957, in [[Biarritz]], [[Northern Basque Country|Basque Country]], France. He graduated as an [[engineer]] from the [[French Air Force Academy]] of [[Salon-de-Provence]] in 1979, and graduated from the [[École_du_personnel_navigant_d%27essais_et_de_réception]]/[[EPNER]] French test pilot school in Istres in 1988.<ref>https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Leopold_Eyharts ESA Bio</ref> |
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He launched on board Space Shuttle mission [[STS-122]] to the International Space Station on February 7, 2008, where he joined [[Expedition 16]]. He participated in the installation and configuration of the [[Columbus (ISS module)|Columbus]] European laboratory module. He returned to Earth aboard mission [[STS-123]] in March 2008.<ref>http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/eyharts.html Nasa Bio</ref> |
He launched on board Space Shuttle mission [[STS-122]] to the International Space Station on February 7, 2008, where he joined [[Expedition 16]]. He participated in the installation and configuration of the [[Columbus (ISS module)|Columbus]] European laboratory module. He returned to Earth aboard mission [[STS-123]] in March 2008.<ref>http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/eyharts.html Nasa Bio</ref> |
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| Born | April 28, 1957 Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Test Pilot |
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| Space career | |
| CNES/ESA Astronaut | |
| Rank | Brigadier General, French Air Force |
Time in space | 68d 21h 31min |
| Selection | 1990 CNES Group 3, 1998 ESA Group |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-27/26, STS-122/123 (Expedition 16) |
Mission insignia |     |
Léopold "Leo" Eyharts (born April 28, 1957) is a French Brigadier General in the French Air Force, an engineer and ESA astronaut. He has flown to space two times as part of a Mir expedition and an International Space Station expedition.
Eyharts was born April 28, 1957, in Biarritz, Basque Country, France. He graduated as an engineer from the French Air Force Academy of Salon-de-Provence in 1979, and graduated from the École_du_personnel_navigant_d'essais_et_de_réception/EPNER French test pilot school in Istres in 1988.[1]
He launched on board Space Shuttle mission STS-122 to the International Space Station on February 7, 2008, where he joined Expedition 16. He participated in the installation and configuration of the Columbus European laboratory module. He returned to Earth aboard mission STS-123 in March 2008.[2]
Awards and honors
- Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur
- Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite
- Médaille d'Outre-Mer
- Silver National Defence Medal
- Cavalier of the Order of Courage (Russia)
- Cavalier of the Order of Friendship (Russia)
- The medal "For merits in development of space" (April 12, 2011) for his outstanding contribution to the development of international cooperation in manned space flight
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
External links
- ESA profile page
- Spacefacts biography of Léopold Eyharts
- ESA astronaut Léopold Eyharts assigned to European Columbus laboratory mission to the ISS
- Léopold Eyharts, the man who will bring Columbus to life
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